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BASKETBALL	Check updates here
BOBSLEIGH	Female Australian Athletes with an Olympic Dream - is that you? Read more here and here
CRICKET	Cricket NSW is offering a Level 1 Coaching Course for females only. This is an exciting event which will hopefully attract large participation numbers. The course will take place on September 19th 2010 from 9am-5pm in the Gujarat NRE SCG Indoor Centre and will involve Lisa Sthalekar and Sarah Aley from the NSW Breakers as guest presenters! Please see the attached flyer HERE for further information. Alex Blackwall named Captain of the NSW Breakers here. If you have a few minutes, watch this video made in 2003 when NSW Women's Cricket merged with NSW Cricket - HERE. Kate Blackwall retires - see Womensport Facebook page for more details.
DRAGON BOATS	Read about the Nationals here The Marist Sisters College girls competed in the Adelaide in April. A photo of the girls is below together with a photo of the Woolwich team and the State team.
GOLF	Latest news letter from Women's Golf NSW here
HANDBALL	Read about the U18 NSW women's national championship team here and see team photos below. Read about the Australian Women's Handball team here and Jessica Fearnside here
HOCKEY	Hockeyroos qualify for 2010 World Cup - click HERE Click HERE to read more about the 2010 NSW Arrows clean sweep in Round 1 of Australian Hockey League title.
NETBALL	New website launched for skills and drills http://www.holdingcourt.com.au/ developed by Catherine Cox NSW Swifts & Australian Netball Representative and Development 1 Coach.
ROWING	Rowing NSW has a new President. Rowing NSW has elected Mrs. Norma Perry as its President. Norma fills the casual vacancy left by outgoing RNSW President Andrew Rowley. Norma becomes the first female in more than 130 years to preside over a state rowing association. Read more here.
SAILING	Jessica Watson safely home. Click here for link to Jessica's website to track her progress.
SOCCER	Thea Slatyer features in North Shore Times article by Torin Chen HERE
SQUASH	Congratulations to Carin Clonda a founding member and former chairwoman of the Women's International Squash Players Association (WISPA) and former Director and CEO of NSW Squash Association, who was awarded an OAM - see attached media release and profile. Tamika Saxby in the World Women's Junior Squash Championship - read more here
SNOW SPORTS
TRIATHLON	Click here for details on Women's Triathlon Series. See logo on home page for Triathlon Pink details.

Layne Beachley's "Aim for the Stars Foundation" and Womensport NSW are pleased to be able to support each others efforts to encourage women in sport throughout New South Wales.

The NSW Heart Foundation and Womensport NSW are working together to ensure that all women in NSW know that physical activity will make them healthy and happier.

The National Breast Cancer Foundation and Womensport NSW both support efforts to promote the relationship and benefits between physical activity and long term health.

WRNSW and The Westmead Breast Cancer Institute (BCI) are committed to delivering the best possible information and advice, to women and girls, in regard to the benefits of diet and physical activity in the prevention and treatment of breast cancer.